Gone To Timbuktu Podcast
1) Series 2 Ep 12: Caroline Eden
On journeys through Central Asia, Turkey, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, Russia, the Baltics and Poland, Caroline Eden reveals the kitchen’s unique ability to tell intimate human stories. This episode —...Show More
2) Series 2 Ep 11: Damian Le Bas
A father’s death, a Romany taboo, and a childhood obsession with Plato’s myth about the lost city of Atlantis drives award-winning author Damian Le Bas on a quest to find meaning in sunken ruins aroun...Show More
3) Series 2 Ep 10: Kapka Kassabova
Discussing Anima, the final book in her decade-long quartet, awardwinning author and poet Kapka Kassabova takes us on a journey into a wild corner of the Balkans to meet the the last true pastoralists...Show More
4) Series 2 Ep 9: Philip Marsden
Under a Metal Sky: A Journey Through Rocks is another travel writing classic from Philip Marsden. Journeying across Europe, from Cornwall to Georgia, he tells a fascinating story about the interconnec...Show More
5) Series 2 Ep 8: Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane speaks about his new book, Is a River Alive? In a powerful imaginative and physical journey, he takes us from well-worship in Cambridgeshire to an Ecuadorian cloud forest, to an Indi...Show More
6) Series 2 Ep 7: Rob Cowen
British writer Rob Cowen speaks about his new book, The North Road, collapsing over 7,000 years of history with the present moment on a 400-mile journey through Britain. Along the way, he encounters b...Show More
7) Series 2 Ep 6: Bruce Parry
Filmmaker Bruce Parry talks about his return to the BBC with a new three-part series named after his original breakthrough TV documentary ‘Tribe’. He explores how much there is still to learn from Ind...Show More
8) Series 2 Ep 5: Erling Kagge
Norwegian polar explorer, author and publisher, Erling Kagge, speaks about his new book, The North Pole: The History of an Obsession. In a lively conversation, he and Sophy discuss the difference betw...Show More
9) Series 2 Ep 4: Noreen Masud
Short bio: Writer Noreen Masud discusses her book, A Flat Place, delving into how level landscapes – from Pakistan to England’s Suffolk coast — can echo the psychology of complex trauma.
10) Series 2 Ep 3: James Rebanks
James Rebanks, a farmer and Sunday Times-bestselling writer from the Lake District, discusses his new book, The Place of Tides, revealing a moving story of courage and determination on a remote Norweg...Show More